Hat-fastener.



PATENTEDDEGJO, 1907.

M. P. LAUBAGH. HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1907;

lTNESS ESI THE NDRRL'; PETERS 47., um

MARGARET F. LAUBAGH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed February 26. I907- $erial No. 359.484-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGARET F. LAU- BACH, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners, whereof the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to hair retaining clasps or catches which are adapted to be securely fastened to the hair and are provided with means for retaining the hat pin in order to effectively maintain the hat in proper position upon the wearer.

The object of my invention is to provide a neat, efficient clasp or catch which shall securely engage the hair and afford means for maintaining the hat in proper position upon the wearer by the aid of the ordinary hat pin, said clasp being invisible when the hat is pinned in position.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I, is a perspective view showing my improved form of hair clasp with a hat pin passing therethrough. Fig. II, is a vertical section on the line II, II, of Fig. III. Fig. III, is a bottom plan view of the hair clasp.

In said figures,-1, is the body portion of the clasp of generally cylindrical contour and having rounded sides 3, 4, said sides being provided with small apertures or perforations 5, for the reception of the ordinary hat pin 6. Projecting inwardly from the bottom of one of the rounded sides 3, is a ledge or lip 8, extending the length of the clasp. From the bottom of the opposite rounded side 4, are a series of teeth 9, which extend across the clasp and overlap the lip 8.

The device is made of rubber, bone, shell, celluloid, or other suitable material which shall possess the requisite amount of flexibility or resiliency. As shown in the drawings, the tips 10, of the teeth 9, are adapted to be sprung up over the lip 8, after the teeth of the clasp have been forced through the hair, thereby holding the clasp securely against removal from the hair. Thus my device is distinguished from a hair comb which relies upon the inter-action of the teeth and hair for maintaining it in position, since in my clasp the teeth are maintained against the inner face of the lip by virtue of their resiliency, thus preventing their withdrawal from the hair until they have been freed from the lip.

The hat is secured in position by means of the hat pin 6, passing therethrough and also through the holes in the clasp as will be readily understood. It will be understood that the device may be ornamented in any desired manner and if found desirable some material like wool or cloth may be fastened to the inside of the clasp as a facing which would furnish a tight hold for the hat pin as it goes through the holes thus making a firmer support for the hat pin. Furthermore, the dimensions of the various parts may be varied to obtain the desired degree of firmness or of pliability.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction and arrangement shown, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein, without departing from the essential features of my invention.

I claim 1. A hat fastener comprising a resilient body portion; a series of teeth projecting from one side of said body portion; and a ledge on the o posite side of said body portion against w lch said teeth are adapted to rest, in combination with means whereby the fastener may be secured to the hat of the wearer.

2. A hat fastener comprising a resilient body portion of substantially semi-circular cross-section; a ledge or lip extending inwardly from one side of said body portion;

and a series of teeth projecting from the opposite side of said body portion and overlapping said ledge or lip, in combination with means whereby the device may be secured to the hat of the wearer.

8. A hat fastener comprising a body portion having its sides rounded and provided with apertures whereby the fastener may be pinned to the hat of the wearer; a ledge or lip projecting inwardly and extending along one side of said body portion; and a series of teeth projecting from the other side of said body portion, the tips of said teeth overlapping said lip.

4. A hat fastener comprising a substan tially straight body portion having roundedperforated sides, whereby the fastener may be pinned to the hat of the wearer; a lip projecting inwardly from and extending the length of one of said sides; a series of teeth projecting from the opposite rounded side, and adapted to overlap said lip, whereby after the teeth have been inserted in a braid or mass of hair, they may be sprung into engagement with the inner side of said lip to I In testimony whereof, I have hereunto firmly hold the fastener in position. signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 5. A hat fastener comprising a split cylin- Vania, this 21st day of Februray 1907. drical tube of resilient material having its MARGARET F. LAUBAGH. o posing edges formed to interlock as a hair Witnesses:

o asp and its unbroken side perforated to re' JAMES H. BELL, ceive a hat pinx E. L. FULLERTON. 

